When: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Time: 6:00 p.m. CST Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina Records: Winnipeg Jets (17-14-2 a 3rd in East), Carolina Hurricanes (15-15-2 a 9th in East) Television/Radio: FS-Carolinas, TSN-JETS/TSN 1290 The Story:AThe Winnipeg Jets experience the Carolina Hurricanes today in a street game that could have major playoff consequences. Winnipeg presently sits in 3rd position in the Eastern Conference via their leading seeding in the Southeast Division but Carolina tracks them by only four points for the team lead with three games in hand meaning tonightas game may in truth be a six point game (two points for the gain, two points removed from Carolina, two points that canat be made up with additional game in hand) The Jets have just 15 games left in the abbreviated 2013 season and have a fantastic opportunity considering that the franchise moved from Atlanta just under two years ago to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time. The Jets play their next two games on the way (tonight in Carolina, Thursday in Pittsburgh) but play nine of the final 13 games at home including six consecutive home games from April 6th to April 20th. Tonightas game is entered by carolina seeking to get back on course after losing their last two games. Carolina has been idle since last Thursdayas 4-1 damage to the Newest Jersey Devils and are winless inside their last five games. Carolina has fought since Number-1 netminder Cam Ward suffered a leg injury. Carolina has gone 3-5-1 without Ward and now they donat have the solutions of Dan Ellis either, as a leg laceration was suffered by him during Thursdayas sport. AAs per Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer, Carolina remembered goaltender David Muse from the Charlotte Checkers of the American Baseball League to copy Justin Peters tonight. There has been good quality news for the Hurricanes during the last week nevertheless as Tuomo RuutuAmade his season introduction on Thursday after missing the very first 29 games of the season coping with hip surgery. Ruutu had 18 goals and 16 assists in 72 games for the Hurricanes a year ago. Forward Chad LaRose was stimulated off injured book Tuesday and may possibly play today versus the Jets. LaRose missed the past 10 games with post-concussion symptoms. The Jets and Hurricanes will face each other tonight in Carolina and then will meet again in a rematch on Saturday evening in Winnipeg at the MTS Centre (2:00 p.m. CST, CBC). This may be the second of four meetings between the two groups this season with the Jets leading the summer season series with one win (4-3 win on February 21st). The last and final meeting of the growing season between your two teams happens on Thursday April 18th in Winnipeg (7:00 p.m. CST). There will be one line-up change for the Jets today. Ron Hainsey checks back in the line-up after missing Sundayas game by having an upper body damage. Henry Postma is a healthier damage. Ondrej PavelecAis likely to have the begin in goal for the Winnipeg Jets. FollowA@IllegalCurveAon Twitter leading up to todayas game. Estimated Jets range combinations (at the mercy of change before game time ): Goalie: Ondrej Pavelec Forwards: 1st: Phil Ladd- Bryan Little- Blake Wheeler 2nd:A Evander Kane-Olli Jokinen- Antti Miettinen 3rd: APatrice Cormiera' Nikolai Antropov- Kyle Wellwood 4th: AEric Tangradi-AAlexander Burmistrov -AChris Thorburn Defence: Tobias Enstrom- Dustin Byfuglien Zach Bogosian- John Hainsey Derek Meech- Grant Clitsome Unpleasant Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes: Eric Staal (14 goals, 21 assists, 35 points), Alexander Semin (8 goals, 22 assists, 30 points), Jiri Tlusty (13 goals, 9 assists, 22 points) Winnipeg Jets:AAndrew LaddA( 14 goals, 18 assists, 32 points ),ABlake WheelerA( 14 goals, 14 assists, 28 points )ABryan LittleA( 5 goals, 16 assists, 21 points) Injury Report: Carolina Hurricanes: Dan Ellis (knee ),AJustin Faulk (knee), Bobby Sanguinetti (chest muscles), Cam Ward (knee) Winnipeg Jets:AZach RedmondA( leg ),AAnthony PelusoA( hand ),AJim SlaterA( upper body ),A Mark Stuart (upper body) Whoas Next: The Jets perform the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, March 28th (6:00 p.m. CST). QUICKIESa.On Monday Carolina announced they signed Alexander Semin to a, $35 million agreement extensionaa
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